Archive for the ‘Small Business’ Category

Oprah’s Favorite "Favorite Thing"

December 14th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, Small Business

To motivate your employees, try channeling the media mogul and communicate how much you appreciate them

Oprah’s Favorite ‘Favorite Thing’

December 14th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, Small Business

To motivate your employees, try channeling the media mogul and communicate how much you appreciate them

Small Business Catches the Green Bug

December 12th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AXA, BCS, BDEV.L, EONG.DE, Energy, Europe, HBC, Innovation, International, PSN.L, Science, Small Business

Climate policy and customer demand are spurring growth for small and medium-sized companies to supply green materials to their corporate clients

For Customers, Holiday Cards or Gifts?

December 12th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, Small Business, VPRT

It’s fine to send cards for your first holiday campaign. The key is to personalize them and align the message with your company’s vision

When Pickles Are Your Life’s Calling

December 12th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, Food Services, Small Business, VIA, WFMI

When Rick Field changed careers from TV producer to pickle maker, he found the two fields have lots in common—except in business, it’s never a wrap

How to Break into the Export Business

December 10th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, Small Business

To get a clothing manufacturer to let you sell its merchandise overseas, emphasize your experience and the benefits to both of you

Beware the Advertising Pretest

December 7th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, GM, Small Business, VOWG

Some of the most successful campaigns flunked out in pretesting, which still can’t predict well how ads will be received in the real world

The Napkin Test

December 7th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in CSCO, Career & Work, Entrepreneurs, GOOG, KAHL, MSFT, Management, SBUX, Small Business

Why it’s time to replace your company’s bulky mission statement with a vision concise enough to fit on the back of a napkin

Businesses Reconsider the Holiday Handout

December 5th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AXP, Entrepreneurs, Small Business

Two surveys find fewer small-business owners plan to offer gifts and parties this season. Another finding: employees prefer cold, hard cash

PotBelly Sandwich Hungers for Growth

December 5th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Entrepreneurs, ODP, SBUX, SYNDF, Small Business, WFMI, WMT

The private, Chicago-based snack purveyor will have 195 outlets by yearend. But can it keep expanding without losing that quirky, homemade feel?